Communication With The Smart Camera Over Ethernet/Ip Connection - Omron MicroHAWK F440-F Series User Manual

3 Controlling Operation and Data Output with Ethernet
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Communication with the Smart Camera over EtherNet/IP Con-
nection
With commands and responses via communications between the PLC and the Sensor Controller us-
ing EtherNet/IP tag data link, the PLC can control the Sensor Controller and make it output data after
measurements.
When you connect to an OMRON Controller to communicate with it via EtherNet/IP, use the Network
Configurator to perform the tag data link settings such as tag, tag set, and connection setting.
This section describes how to use the Network Configurator to perform tag data link settings.
• NJ-series CPU Unit Built-in EtherNet/IP Port User's Manual (Cat. No. W506)
• CS/CJ series EtherNet/IP Units Operation Manual (Cat. No. W465)
• CJ-series EtherNet/IP Units Operation Manual for NJ-series CPU Unit (Cat. No. W495)
Types of Communication Areas
For EtherNet/IP, communication with a PLC, the communication is performed using two communica-
tion areas on the PLC, the Input Field and the Output Field. The Smart Camera has Input Field As-
sembly (Input Assmbly) and Output Field Assembly (Output Assmbly).
Output Connection
to Smart Camera
Input Connection
to PLC
3-4
PLC
Output tag set
Output tags
(1) Output Area
Output Assembly Trigger
bit turns ON.
Input tag set
Input tags
(2) Input Area
The Read Data from Smart
Camera is written.
F440-F/F430-F/F420-F Series Smart Camera User's Manual for Communication Settings (Z444)
Smart Camera
Input tag set
When PLC Trigger bit turns
Commands
ON, the Control Command is
executed and the Smart
Camera performs a Read.
Execution
Output tag set
Responses
Read Result written to Input
Area.
-Read Data
-Smart Camera Status
Information